Title :
Asymmetric GRIN Lensed Single Mode Fiber-to-Waveguide Coupler
Author :
Nguyen, Victor ; Sun, Rui ; Sparacin, D.K. ; Montalbo, T. ; Manolatou, Christina ; Hong, C.-Y. ; Agarwal, Abhishek ; Yasaitis, J. ; Kimerling, Lionel C. ; Michel, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
0.6 dB coupling loss was observed for a lensed, asymmetric graded-index mode converter. The mode converter is used to couple light at 1550 nm from a single mode optical fiber to an on-chip waveguide with n=1.7
Keywords :
gradient index optics; lenses; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; 0.6 dB; 1550 nm; asymmetric GRIN lens; coupling loss; graded-index mode converter; on-chip waveguide; optical fiber; single mode fiber-to-waveguide coupler; Etching; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708189
